Just started throwin' an F-22 together.. I haven't dealt with depron too much, just curious as what you guys are painting these things with?

Thanks!

Jeff

I asked for and received an airbrush for Christmas. I use airbrush paints, which though water-based acrylics, are more permanent than typical craft-type acrylics. I'm no expert at it, but it works well enough for what I do - military-type camo. I coat the plane with aerosol WBPU after painting.

Just started throwin' an F-22 together.. I haven't dealt with depron too much, just curious as what you guys are painting these things with?

Thanks!

Jeff

Jeff,

For a quick and fairly nice paint job (from about 4 feet) get some acrylic craft paint and thin it with windshield washer fluid. Get a good soft paint brush and paint away. If you are a little more pickier, use the same method but spray it on with a airbrush.

I pre paint my foamies with a coat of PVA glue and talc powder+water. Sand to smooth finish. Then light coat with water based floor varnish. Spray with Acrylic paint followed by a final thin coat of water based floor varnish. Gives good finish and protects the foam well.
Depending on how many coats and sanding you do as to how good the finish will be. As usual the finish is in the preparation.

A buddy just reminded me of the LS SPJS I have.. Thinkin' about using it..

I like it a lot. No problems at all. Floats around nicely at low speeds and moves pretty quick at higher throttle settings. I only have an 18 amp esc (battery stays cool), so I think it's cutting down my top speed. One of these days I'm going to try a 25 amp esc to see what happens....

I only have an 18 amp esc (battery stays cool), so I think it's cutting down my top speed. One of these days I'm going to try a 25 amp esc to see what happens....

I'm pretty sure that an esc will not affect your top speed, unless it is cutting out at full throttle. That said, if you're using a 6" prop, then you're likely not getting as much as you can out of the LSSPJ. I'm running one on another park jet with the recommended 7x5 APC. It pulls just shy of 19 amps and really kicks.
I may swap it out sometime. I'd like to see what it does on this jet as a way of comparing its performance to the 2212-6 park jet motor.

I'm running a 7x5 but it seems like it maxes out on the rpm end at about 3/4's throttle, that's why I'm thinking that the ESC is kicking in. I don't have a watt meter, so I really don't know how many amps it's pulling.